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How To Get A New York Publisher
Published on Thursday, October 8, 2009 by Essays When you look at the numbers, it’s clear that the New York publishing scene is a tough nut to crack. The reality is that with 83% of Americans wanting to write a book, the competition for a publisher’s attention is steep. So what’s an author to do? Well, if your attempts for finding a traditional publisher aren’t bringing any results, maybe it&... Read More »
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Ten Ways To Use Video To Sell More Books
Published on Wednesday, August 26, 2009 by Essays When it comes to convincing a reader to buy, sometimes there's nothing more compelling than a good sales pitch. Yes, you can have excellent back copy, a stunning cover, but nothing makes a reader morph into a buyer quicker than a hefty pitch that pushes every single hot button (and even a few they didn't know they had). Video as a means to promote a book is a great sa... Read More »
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Freefall – A Writing Method
Published on Monday, February 2, 2009 by Essays In January, 2005, six months before Kensington bought Passion, I took a writing course. A friend introduced me to a writing technique called Freefall. Rather than my trying to explain what she told me, I will quote directly from the Freefall website: FREEFALL is the technique of writing from the larger Self, beyond reach of the ego and its censors. . . .FREEFALL inv... Read More »
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Where Do You Find The Time?
Published on Sunday, January 18, 2009 by Essays I am often asked, “How do you it? Where do you find the time to work a full time job and also write books?” The answer is simple. I make the time. However simple the answer might be, actually doing it can be quite difficult. I get up at 5:15 every morning. The first thing I do is turn on my computer, and log into my office. I am the network administrator ... Read More »
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How Much Money Is Enough: Thoughts From Condu...
Published on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 by Essays Ever had your moral convictions put to the test? Most of us think we know what we’d do in any given situation. But do we really? Maybe another unknown part of us surfaces and takes over&ndashleaving us in a confusion of questions. But the deed is done and we cannot take it back. This is the predicament, Harry Jenkins, protagonist/lawyer of The Osgoode Trilogy f... Read More »
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The Write And Wrong Way To Promote Your Book
Published on Saturday, November 1, 2008 by Essays Did you know that if you're marketing your book to sell books, you may be marketing for all the wrong reasons? Why? Well frankly, marketing a book to make sales will rarely ring the cash register; in fact, most of the time it amounts to what I call the "anti-sale," the sale that always seems to elude you. If you're looking at your last 12 months of marketing and wond... Read More »
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Small Wonders: The Power Of Independent Publi...
Published on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 by Essays Over the course of the past decade, authors and readers alike have been heard to utter a collective groan of dismay as the once elite publishing industry continues to resemble the multiplex tripe factory of Hollywood, churning out one cookie cutter product after another. This situation would be funny (considering the supreme cultural snobbery most New York-based edit... Read More »
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Compassion
Published on Friday, July 18, 2008 by Essays I never considered myself a particularly spiritual, or for that matter, a religious person. But I've found that in writing The Osgoode Trilogy, particularly the third, A Trial of One, that compassion has become very strong theme which runs through all three novels. I just found this quote from Thomas Aquinas &ndash "I would rather feel compassion than know the meanin... Read More »
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How Long Is Too Long To Market A Book?
Published on Sunday, June 1, 2008 by Essays So how long is too long to market a book? According to some studies (both formal and informal) marketing (and seeing the results in the form of book sales) can take anywhere from six months to two years, it all depends on what you want to get out of it. Ideally though, you should plan to market your book ongoing -- if, that is, being an author is a career choice and ... Read More »
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The Appeal Of Older Men
Published on Thursday, March 13, 2008 by Essays While mulling over what to talk about in my last blog, my husband had a suggestion I found irresistible! More joking than serious, he said, “Why don’t you talk about the sex appeal of older men, and call it ‘Who’s Your Daddy’?” He never thought I would take him seriously. Well, as you can see, I did. By older, I am specifically tal... Read More »